It seems that Red, the soul of patience and acceptance, and Summer, the stray cat we helped rescue and spay this summer, have bonded. This couch in the Mansion great room has a rich history. They used to call it the Victorian Fainting Couch, and it was made so that women could have a place to swoon and faint when they were upset or had what people then called the “vapors.”

During the Valentine’s Day celebration today, Red looked for a place to lie down, Summer was there first, but she was happy to share the space with him.

The history of women is quite remarkable.Summer, the Mansion cat, has made the fainting couch her day time headquarters, she is fat and happy and easy-going. She was wary of Red for a week or two, and then saw right through him and the two of them often  hang out together during parties or celebrations.

I loved this scene of the two of them, several of the residents asked me if I could print out some copies for them. They thought it was just adorable that their two favorite animals had come to bond with one another. Red never causes trouble of any kind, he has an almost psychic sense of what he is supposed to be doing.